The Somerset reporter., 1887-02-23

\ strange thing happened in koehestef
y. y. last week The heavy wind hi'"
down bridge across rapid stream ana
the lives of several persons on the struc-
ture were lost.
The report that England has sent
agents in the Middle and Western States
purchasing horses in large numbers ana
shipping them to Canada via Detroit Is
held to be preparation for war by that
country.
The Cambridge strike is still ON. Riot
Gus demonstrations have CAUSED the city
authorities to arm the police with rc1olv-
ers, and the Mayor has two companies OF
militia in readiness to move to preserve
order
Legislature Is progressing at Augusta,
hat rather slowly so far as the determine
ton of the most important questions be-
fore the general court. II will take at
least two weeks after the present ohr TO
reach adjournment
Government patronage has not mate
rally strengthened the democracy nor
the loss of it weakened repuhicaEiNm.
The republicans carried Philadelphia by
2S ,2s3 plurality at the recent municipal
election and the democrats are unhappy
over the result
The Canal Bank, Portland, robber, af-
ter an extended hearing before II Justice
at Winncpcg Manitoba was released Fri
day last EXtradition was denied on the
ground that the crime was not forgery
under the common law, only rmbezzlc-
mcnt and that is not an extraditable Of
Tense.
The longshorcman's Union Of New
York are divided in the proposition thai
members should be permitted by the Tn
ion to work wherever they can secure en-
ployment even with non union men, The
men who held this sentiment prevailed.
They are getting heartily sick of the
scrscless dictation of their society and
rebel against it,
The Evening Express sounds the alarm
on scheme to build railroad from Me
chanic Falls to South Windham, to con-
meet the Grand Trunk with the Portland
and Rochester, which it says will leave
Portland ten miles away, and thinks the
city that has paid out its money so libcr-
ally in railroad enterprises should not re-
gard this move with indifference.
Bangor is now talking of building a
road from that city to Milo through Ken
duskeag and Charleston and thus save the
distance from Oldtown for freight and
passengers and at the same time give
some of the best towns in the County
railroad facilities. This ought to have
been done long ago instead of going by
the roundabout way via Oldtown.
railroad trai~s In Maine havn RIM this
winter with great regularity. Ine.o,....
been but very few slight delays ON the
Maine Central and those were caused bv
delay on connecting roads. Other parts
of the country have not Jared SO well.
There have been numerous blockadcs
Maine people have snow enough but they
are used to it and know how to handle it.
Maine has had its full quota of snow
storms and wind this winter but has
Jared better than some other parts of the
country. In Montana for six weeks the
weather was of unparalleled severity and
heavy losses are sustained by cattlcmcn.
Billiards have also been prevalent in
Dakota and high winds and storms have
prevailed over wide range Of the great
West.
The S. & NJ. railroad seems to be get
ting along swimingly. Supt. Mitchell in
forms us that the means are provided for,
to build the road to Wellington and that
it is now under contract. He expects the
Monson people will meet them at Well
ington village and also change the guagc
of the road from Abbott to Monson.
The plan is to build complete the road to
Monson the coming season.
A proposition to change Inauguration
day to April 80 and the time for meeting
of Congress to the second Monday in Jan
uary, is before Congress and the House
judiciary committee will report in favor
of the change. SO far as the meeting of
Congress is concerned this would seem to
be good move as the meeting in Decem-
Der and adjourning over the holidays
seems very much like throwing time
away.
DIR. Robbie Blake, of Cornish, indignant
ly denies any connection with the Druidic
Medical humbug at Lewiston and accuses
DIR. York Of forgery in using his name on
the diploma given the Herald reporter.
He says the Maine Eclectic Medical Col
lege has nothing whatever to do with the
selling, or giving away of medical diplo-
mas. So far as we have been able to see
there was nothing in the Herald expose
except the headlines duplicating the Eclcc
tic College.
The Senate by vote of Il to ) passed
the resolve submitting the Womans Suf-
frage amendment to the people Friday,
without debate but on Saturday rcconsid-
cred the vote and is to discuss the ques-
ton to-day. We predict that the vote
will be somewhat changed and doubt
whether the necessary two-thirds vote
will be secured. The prompt reconsider
alton indicates that the Senate was sur
prised at its own action when it appeared